Guy Pearce to Defy "Death" in Houdini Biopic
Guy Pearce and Rachel Weisz will co-star in the Harry Houdini biopic "Death Defying Acts," according to Variety. Gillian Armstrong ("Charlotte Gray") will directing from a screenplay by Tony Grisoni ("Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas") and Brian Ward ("The Interpreter").
"Based on true events during the escape artist Harry Houdini's 1926 tour of Britain, pic follows Houdini's passionate relationship with a woman he encounters in Scotland."
The indie production plans to get underway early next year.
"Based on true events during the escape artist Harry Houdini's 1926 tour of Britain, pic follows Houdini's passionate relationship with a woman he encounters in Scotland."
The indie production plans to get underway early next year.
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on Jul 23 2005 06:40 AM Neato! I watched a doco on Houdini once, and it was fascinating. Hopefully this will be good, too. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 23 2005 05:28 PM Do we really need another biography of Houdini? Two weren't enough? Does anyone even care about Houdini anymore? And while I have great respect for Mr. Pearce's talent as an actor, I'm not sure a tall, handsome Australian can actually pull off playing a short, homely Polish Jew. Unless maybe they do something stupid like give him superpowers and have him save immigrants from from being trampled by horse-drawn carriages. Wait, I'd better retract that -- some moron producer will go out and make it with Michael Bay as the director. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 24 2005 07:29 AM I'll stick with the entertaining Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh film which came out in 1953. (Reply to this) |
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